Network with four EAP610/670 doesn't work
3 story house.
There are two EAP610 and one EAP670 on the ground floor, one EAP610 on the first floor, one EAP610 on the second floor.
Have two solar microinverter on the roof. They should connect to the second floor EAP610. Instead, they connect to the first floor EAP610, despite weak signal. Connection always unstable. Tried to force one of them to stick to the second floor EAP610. Went offline for good.
Also, I have a sonoff mini in the garage to automate some lights. Closer AP is EAP670. It has never connected to it. Tried to force it, same thing. Went offline for good.
Any thoughts?
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Hi, @Leosimoni
Thank you for posting on our business forum.
We generally do not recommend deploying EAP devices across multiple floors. While EAPs are equipped with omnidirectional antennas, thick floor structures can easily block wireless signals, which often leads to unstable connections between EAP units.
We would like to suggest that you run a test: please place the main AP and the two Client APs on the same floor, same room is best, and check whether the connection instability issue still persists.
If the test confirms the issue is caused by cross-floor deployment, we recommend that you consider adjusting your network layout accordingly.
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Hi, @Leosimoni
Thank you for providing additional information, which has helped us gain a clearer understanding of the issue you are facing.
In some cases, client devices may fail to connect to the nearest AP due to the inherent characteristics of their network adapters. We would recommend enabling the Lock to AP feature to bind your wireless device to a specific AP.How to configure Lock to AP on Omada Controller | Omada Network Support
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Hi, @Nathan-TP
I did that. Locked the device to the nearest AP and the device went offline permanently. I had to set Omada controller to forget the device so that it would come online again.
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Hi, @Leosimoni
Thank you for providing the relevant information.
To help us better troubleshoot the issue you are encountering, we would like to collect the following information from you:
1. Are the 4 EAPs connected via a Mesh network? If yes, could you please advise which EAP is configured as the Root AP?
2. Have you tested the connection with other client devices near the seond floor EAP? Do they also only connect to the first floor EAP610, or can they connect to the EAP610 on the second floor normally?
3.When did you first notice this issue? Was your device able to connect to the EAP610 on the second floor normally before this problem occurred?
4. Have you attempted swapping the positions of the first floor EAP610 and the EAP610 on the second floor for testing? Please feel free to disregard this question if it is inconvenient for you to remove and reposition the EAP.
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